Lancaster and District Festival Limited

Analysis

Lancaster and District Festival Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancaster. It was registered in January 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01494221). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Lancaster and District Festival Limited reported income of £92k and spending of £96k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £74k to £92k (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Lancaster and District Festival Limited sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wood Lane Conservation Trust (£92k), Cantley Community Centre (£92k) and Macclesfield Amateur Dramatic Society (£92k).